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Invasion of the jellyfish: Hundreds of swimmers are stung in this beach-besieged state

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Lifeguards were carrying vinegar. And there were purple-and-yellow warning flags peppering the beaches warning of the unusual plague. But still, hundreds of swimmers were stung by jellyfish over another record weekend for the toxic sea creatures in Florida.
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Lifeguards were carrying vinegar. And there were purple-and-yellow warning flags peppering the beaches warning of the unusual plague. But still, hundreds of swimmers were stung by jellyfish over another record weekend for the toxic sea creatures in Florida.

The New York Daily News reports that the Florida beaches in Volusia County have been besieged by the jelly fish, leading to hundreds of swimmers smarting from stings.

According to the Daily News, some 257 visitors were stung Saturday on Daytona Beach and another 184 were hit Sunday on New Smyrna Beach.

Officials are now trying to identify the exact species, which beach bosses said "weren't typical-looking" jellyfish, the newspaper wrote.

This comes as at least 400 bathers were bolted by jellyfish stings in these same waters in one weekend earlier this month.

The total number of swimmers stung this season is in the thousands, according to media reports.